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  1. #NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 21/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? We are #students, learners who adapt over time to changes in tech, format, and access needs.

    We never stop learning.

  2. #NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 20/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? As a #FirstResponder, folks deal with fire, floods, mold, insects, & building managers who don't understand that #rarebooks are not humans.

  3. #NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 19/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? #DigitalAssetManagement, the wrangling of #borndigital content as well as the conversion of legacy collections to a digital format. And #metadata, can't forget that! Go to pacscl.org/what-we-do/for-rese & check out PACSCL's digital assets.

  4. #NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 14/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? #Budgeting. Special collections are under attack due to loss of grant funding and possibly institutional support. This is no time to extol our ability to work on a dime. Time, instead, to advocate!

  5. #NationalLibraryWeek (month, why not?) Day 11/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? They manage donors! Folks who give $$, folks who give collections - all with humor, persuasion, & patience!

    #Leadership #Processing #Exhibits #Cataloging #Supervision #Reference #Research #Outreach #Governance #DonorManagement

  6. #NationalLibraryWeek (month, dammit!) Day 9/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? #Outreach, critical in these uncertain days. Building #support, connecting with communities, developing new services - the "story" in the #history in our collections.

  7. #NationalLibraryWeek (month, dammit!) Day 8/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? #Research Plumbing new collections as part of #appraisal/#accessioning, prepping for exhibits or presentations - special collections folks like the deep dive.

  8. #NationalLibraryWeek (month, dammit!) Day 6/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? #Reference We're in the hook-up business, matching users and sources in the heat of the moment.
    (Image, Desk Set, 1957)

  9. #NationalLibraryWeek (month, dammit!) Day 5/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? #Supervision, of staff, student workers, interns, researchers. We guide, educate, and support.

    #Leadership #Processing #Exhibits #Cataloging #Supervision

  10. #NationalLibraryWeek (month, dammit!) Day 3/Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? #Exhibits - Making visible the voices and actions of people, past & present

    #Leadership #Processing #Exhibits

  11. #NationalLibraryWeek (month, dammit!) Day Two of Question of the Month: What does a #specialcollection worker do? Today - #Processing, the art of making #archives and #manuscript collections accessible. Check out over 11,000 finding aids to processed collections at findingaids.library.upenn.edu/

    #Leadership
    #Processing

  12. Sorry, but #NationalLibraryWeek is, for #PACSCL, #NationalLibraryMonth. The question of the month? What does a #specialcollection worker do? To start, we are leaders.

    #Leadership

    (Will Noel, PACSCL Leading Light, RIP)

  13. Sorry, but #NationalLibraryWeek is, for #PACSCL, #NationalLibraryMonth. The question of the month? What does a #specialcollection worker do? To start, we are leaders.

    #Leadership

    (Will Noel, PACSCL Leading Light, RIP)

  14. Sorry, but #NationalLibraryWeek is, for #PACSCL, #NationalLibraryMonth. The question of the month? What does a #specialcollection worker do? To start, we are leaders.

    #Leadership

    (Will Noel, PACSCL Leading Light, RIP)

  15. #cfp for International Journal of Integrated Care's special collection 'Intergrated Care Workforce' - deadline 31st March. Find out more: ijic.org/
    #OpenAccess #specialcollection
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    RT @ubiquitypress
    📣CALL FOR PAPERS📣
    The deadline for the International Journal of Integrated Care (IJIC)'s special collection, 'Integrated Care Workforce', has been extended until 31st March. Find out more: ijic.org/ #cfp #stem #OpenAccess
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